In this episode, Tom is joined by multidisciplinary designer and architecture graduate Bee Yogasivam to explore the life and legacy of Tadao Ando, one of Japan's most celebrated architects.

This episode is released during Golden Week, one of Japan's three busiest holiday seasons.

Ando grew up in working class Osaka, unable to attend university, he taught himself architecture from second hand university textbooks and then travelled Europe on the Trans-Siberian Railway with little money and no foreign language skills. He went on to become a renowned architect, winning the Pritzker Prize in 1995.

The title track for this show is "Young Shall Grow", with thanks to Afro Cluster, Magugu, and Asha Jane.

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